Growing Price Tag Reported for Newer De Facto Stroke Lytic Tenecteplase is cheaper and easier to administer, says researcher Dec 12, 2024
Trump Nearly Backed 16-Week Federal Abortion Ban And other highlights from president elect's interview with Time magazine Dec 12, 2024
Cancer Patients Who Completed Medication Survey Received More Help From Pharmacists Study assessed pharmacist interventions for adverse events Dec 11, 2024
Some Kratom Products Contain Lead at Dangerous Levels for Children Herbal substance also may pose risks to women of child-bearing potential Dec 10, 2024
Arrhythmia Risk of Lamotrigine Questioned by Observational Data Two cohort studies didn't find significantly greater risk than other drugs in epilepsy Dec 10, 2024
One in Six Adults With Asthma Didn't Adhere to Meds Due to Cost They also had higher odds of having asthma attacks and emergency room visits Dec 09, 2024
How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.'s Watch Some experts fear he could "make America sick again" Dec 09, 2024
RFK Jr. to Investigate Vaccines; Microdosing Semaglutide; Methadone Clinic Fraud? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 09, 2024
Nursing Homes Fell Behind on Vaccinating Patients for COVID Billing complexities and patient skepticism partially to blame Dec 05, 2024
Nearly 30% of U.S. Drugstores Closed in One Decade, Study Shows Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to closures Dec 04, 2024
Hello Buprenorphine, Step Into My Practice It's time for the medical field to reduce OUD stigma and embrace this essential medication Dec 03, 2024
Better Drugs Through AI? What Machine Learning Can Teach Big Pharma. Companies promising to speed up drug discovery by using machine learning to analyze huge datasets Dec 03, 2024
Fauci Facepalms Won't Cut It in the Second Trump Administration Consider what's at stake when leaders in medicine simply watch from the sidelines Dec 02, 2024
A Twice-Yearly Shot Could Help End AIDS. But Will It Get to Everyone Who Needs It? Drugmaker to allow sale of generic versions in poor countries, but excluded most of Latin America Dec 02, 2024
Benefits of HPV Vaccination; Contraindications to Newer Obesity Drugs Also in TTHealthWatch: minimum effective dose of pneumococcal vaccines Nov 30, 2024 podcast
Measuring the Quality of Pain Management Fair and useful performance measures help ensure more appropriate treatment Nov 29, 2024
Novel Burden Score May Better Predict Asthma Severity New measure incorporates exacerbations and healthcare utilization Nov 27, 2024
Trump Picks Jay Bhattacharya, Who Backed COVID Herd Immunity, as NIH Director Bhattacharya was also a critic of COVID pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates Nov 27, 2024
Trump's FDA Pick Is 51˶'s Former Top Editor Marty Makary has made a name for himself challenging the medical establishment Nov 22, 2024
Scrap Clozapine's REMS Program, FDA Advisors Say Panel wants to reduce barriers to the only drug indicated for treatment-resistant schizophrenia Nov 20, 2024
Doc Killed After Presentation; Bird Flu Mutations Worrying; Americans Snub COVID Vax Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 20, 2024
'America Deserves Better': Major Public Health Group Slams RFK Jr. Nomination "Views on vaccines alone should disqualify him," the American Public Health Association says Nov 18, 2024
Electronic Nudges Improved Flu Shot Uptake in Patients With Acute MI History A cardiovascular-focused letter led to larger improvements in vaccine uptake in Danish program Nov 18, 2024
Zoster Vaccine Found Effective, Safe in Autoimmune Patients Claims data show it works and doesn't cause lupus flares Nov 17, 2024
Physician Groups Quiet on RFK Jr. Nomination for HHS Secretary Several groups that did comment expressed concern about Kennedy's vaccine skepticism Nov 15, 2024
A Potential Reason Behind COVID Vaccines' Waning Benefit Long-lived plasma cell compartment in the bone marrow may hold the answer, says researcher Nov 15, 2024 video
Nurse Suicides High During the Pandemic, but Feared Surge Never Materialized "Hero praise" may have been protective, but a disciplinary pause could also have played a role Nov 15, 2024
RFK Jr. Selected to Lead HHS Vaccine skeptic tapped to run massive agency overseeing everything from drug to food safety Nov 14, 2024
Gabapentinoids Tied to Hip Fractures in Older Adults Risk of hip fracture was high in people with frailty or chronic kidney disease Nov 13, 2024
Which High-Risk Patients Should Get the RSV Vaccine? While all adults age 75 and up are eligible, here's who's considered high risk in the 60-74 group Nov 11, 2024
When's the Best Time to Get Your Flu and COVID Shots? It's important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, health officials say Nov 08, 2024
Year in Review: RSV Another vaccine option, updated ACIP recommendations, and data on a new monoclonal antibody Nov 08, 2024
Now Is Not the Time to Undo Adolescent Vaccination Policies Rolling back the meningococcal vaccine recommendation would have far-reaching consequences Nov 07, 2024
Doc Gets 31 Years for Poisoning Mother's Partner With Fake COVID Vax U.K. physician Thomas Kwan was disgruntled about his inheritance Nov 07, 2024
Cranberry, Antibiotic May Help Kids With Recurrent UTI Meta-analysis finds one most effective option to prevent symptomatic episodes Nov 04, 2024
RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health Nov 04, 2024
RFK Jr. Wants Access to Federal Data to Show Vaccines Are Unsafe, Trump Advisor Says Goal is to get vaccines pulled from the market, according to Trump transition leader Nov 01, 2024